Eager Taylor Swift fans can now get their hands on tickets for her n Eras Tour as thousands of new seats are set to be released.
The tickets will go on sale on Friday at 10am for Sydney and 4pm for Melbourne, and Ticketek has shared tips ahead of their release.
To secure the tickets, fan should log onto the Ticketek website at least 15 minutes before the sale time and follow the links.
They shouldn’t refresh their browser while waiting to be let through to the event page.
Once you get through to buy tickets, make sure you complete your purchase before the timer runs out.
Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour is set to release additional tickets to n fans on Friday, and eager fans have found a clever strategy to ensure they don’t miss out. Pictured: Swift
Frontier Touring announced on Thursday extra tickets would be released for all of Swift’s n tour dates, which will take place in Melbourne and Sydney next year.
Prices for the new allocation of tickets will start at $79.90 for ‘partially-obstructed side view tickets’.
It comes as die hard fans have flocked to outsourcing site Airtasker in a bid to hire people to help them purchase a ticket to her concert.
One eager fan has reportedly paid six individuals $100 each to help him secure a ticket, meaning even if he is successful he will be out of pocket an extra $600, reports news.com.au.
A ticket to Swift’s concert can cost as much as $1275, meaning die hard fans could fork out as much as $1875 to see Taylor perform live.
With over one million fans scrambling for an extra 450,000 tickets released to Swift’s Sydney and Melbourne shows, it looks like people need all the help they can get in securing a ticket.
Die hard fans have flocked to the outsourcing site Airtasker in a bid to hire people to help them purchase a ticket to a concert
The news comes as scalped tickets for the shows skyrocket in price.
Authorities have cancelled at least 54 illegal ticket listings, The Herald Sun reported.
They have been appearing on a multitude of sites, including eBay, Gumtree and Stubhub.
In Victoria, selling tickets to major events for more than 10 per cent over the face value is illegal with fines as high as $576,930 for companies who breach the law.
Fines of up to $962 also apply to individuals who breach these conditions.
A ticket to Swift’s concert can cost as much as $1275, meaning die hard fans could fork out as much as $1875 to see Taylor perform live
Taylor announced a third Melbourne show at the MCG on February 18 next year and a fourth Sydney concert at Accor Stadium on February 26 as part of The Eras Tour.
She will become the first artist since Madonna to perform three consecutive concerts at the Melbourne Cricket Ground when she takes the stage in February next year, and the first ever to play a fourth straight show at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.
The new gigs are in addition to the existing Melbourne concerts on February 16, 17 and 18 and Sydney shows on February 23, 24, 25 and 26.
With over one million fans scrambling for an extra 450,000 tickets release to Swift’s Sydney and Melbourne shows, it looks like people need all the help they can get in securing a ticket